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Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

I rather sympathise with the points that the hon. Gentleman makes about the organisation, but I want to clear up the fact that Hizb ut-Tahrir says that the Leader of the Opposition wrote to it saying:"““David is most grateful to you for your comments on relationships between western governments and the Muslim world. He fully takes on board the points put across to him… Yours comments are noted and appreciated.””" The letter concludes:"““Thank you again for writing; your views have been taken on board.””" That seems an extraordinary thing for him to write to such an organisation if he wants it to be proscribed. I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman would like to check whether such a letter was written.